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Defeated Indio Mayor Mike Wilson Files for Recount

December 12, 2018 7:00 amDecember 13, 2018 12:33 pm

Indio Mayor Mike Wilson made good on his promise to file for a recount in the contentious election for Indio District 2 City Council race this Tuesday. Waymond Fermon was declared the winner when the Riverside County Registrar released its...

Riverside County Certifies Its Vote—At Last

December 11, 2018 6:17 amDecember 12, 2018 10:25 am

After blowing several promised deadlines the Riverside County Registrar finally released its certified vote count around 5am Friday morning. None of the results changed the outcome of a few highly contested races. Throughout California totals reported on election night changed...

Mexico Opens Second Shelter for Migrants as Humanitarian Crisis Develops

November 30, 2018 8:17 am

TIJUANA, MEXICO—With cool weather and rain on the horizon, Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM) is opening a second shelter on Tijuana’s east side. Workers spent Wednesday cleaning and setting up the new facility to relieve some of the overcrowded conditions...

Outlet Stores at the Border Offer Window on Skirmish

November 28, 2018 11:56 amNovember 28, 2018 11:14 pm

Last Sunday’s skirmish at the border made for a rough start for the holiday shopping season at Las Americas Premium Outlets, a 560,000 square foot outlet mall that sits right at the border in San Ysidro. One shopper was quoted...

Tensions Rise at California-Mexico Border

November 24, 2018 4:40 am

Several buses of migrants arrived in Tijuana from Mexicali starting Tuesday night, adding more people to the already crowded Benito Juarez shelter. Others are making the 90 miles trek on foot and are expected to arrive soon. The situation prompted...

Proposition Voting Wrap-Up

November 12, 2018 5:00 amNovember 12, 2018 10:40 pm

Tuesday’s midterm election brought out an unprecedented 113 million voters. That’s 49 percent of eligible voters, higher than any midterm in the last three decades. In California, as in some other states, several races are very tight and every vote...

Joshua Tree Saloon Super Groovy Tuesday

November 7, 2018 10:20 amNovember 7, 2018 10:33 am

JOSHUA TREE—Thanks to local musician and Open Mic Night host Teddy Quinn, Joshua Tree has a place to celebrate or mourn election results as a community. Quinn remembers the year the event at the Joshua Tree Saloon became a gathering...